NHTSA Campaign 11V261000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NHTSA campaign 11V261000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: driveline: driveshaft. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 11V261000 with NHTSA on April 28, 2011; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 11V261000, NHTSA lists up to 5,876 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 15, 2009 and March 5, 2010.
The 11V261000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V261000 were scheduled from June 30, 2011, 63 days after the report.
11V261000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2010.
Owners of the model years 11V261000 covers have filed at least 109 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V261000 ranks 32 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 11V261000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 1 other recall on the power train on this site; the one before 11V261000 was 01V362000, reported on November 29, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 SANTA FE 2WD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND 2.4L ENGINES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 15, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 5, 2010. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT MAY SUFFER FROM NOISE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OUTPUT GEAR. CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION LEADS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WHIRRING/WHINING NOISE AND CAN EVENTUALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
- The risk
- DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE OUTPUT GEAR AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 102.
Reported April 28, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V261000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V261000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 28, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted